cinématographiquevscinématographiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“cinématographique” and “cinématographiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,659
“cinématographique” frequency rank
#20,958
“cinématographiques” frequency rank
31617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cinématographique cinématographiques
Definition Relatif à la cinématographie. Pluriel de cinématographique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cinématographique and cinématographiques apart are highlighted. They share 17 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

17 ch
cinématographique
18 ch
cinématographiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. cinématographique and cinématographiques are pronounced identically (\si.ne.ma.tɔ.ɡʁa.fik\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cinématographique” sits inside “cinématographiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cinématographique is recorded at frequency rank #10,659, classified as anadj, pronounced \si.ne.ma.tɔ.ɡʁa.fik\. cinématographiques is at rank #20,958, tagged as anadj, pronounced \si.ne.ma.tɔ.ɡʁa.fik\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 31617, this pair ranks #302,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cinématographique vs cinématographiques

Shared letters: aceghimnopqrtué. Private to "cinématographique": -. Private to "cinématographiques": s.

"cinématographique" · 17 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCVCCVCVV  ·  "cinématographiques" · 18 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCVCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

cinématographique#10,659
cinématographiques#20,958

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cinématographique" and "cinématographiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\si.ne.ma.tɔ.ɡʁa.fik\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "cinématographique" or "cinématographiques"?
"cinématographique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,659 in our French list, against #20,958 for "cinématographiques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cinématographique vs cinématographiques

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list